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Post by Dr. Solar »

Yes, it is ridiculously early for this.

-BUT-

There is a rumor that 4-day passes with preview night have already sold out.

Nuts.

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My God! Are people buying next year's tickets as soon as they walk into the show?

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No, just right before they leave the show..

That is nuts.

Start your blogs/podcasts now, so you can get a press pass!

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Post by iggy101us »

Crazy.

Guess I will just stick to WonderCon next year.

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Keep in mind, this was on Bleeding Cool, so who knows if it is true?

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I will be there ... taking my wife wherever she wants this summer to get some marriage credits to go there next year.

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Dr. Solar wrote:Keep in mind, this was on Bleeding Cool, so who knows if it is true?
Sold out per Comic-Con rep here.

http://www.nctimes.com/business/article ... d5e0c.html
North County Times wrote:Tickets for the 2011 event were available during the convention last weekend only to attendees, yet the four-day plus Preview Night passes were wiped out by 3 p.m. Sunday, David Glanzer, a Comic-Con spokesman, wrote in an e-mail.

"That's crazy," said James Parenti, owner of comic book store Artifex Entertainment Comic Book & Cards in San Diego, and a regular attendee since the 1980s.

Parenti said it used to be easy to get in, but organizers started limiting the number of attendees only recently.

"It made it an exclusive kind of thing," he said. "Now passes are selling out; it's a party where you can't get in, and you want to get in."

Bill Harris of San Diego, who's been going to Comic-Con since the 1970s, was walking the huge expo hall on Friday when he noticed the queue.

On Saturday, he bought tickets for himself and some family and friends.

On Sunday, he got in line at 2 p.m. to buy a ticket for his adult daughter and arrived at the window a little after 3 p.m., moments after tickets sold out.

"I was shocked at first and bummed out," Harris said. "I had to call my daughter and tell her she didn't get Preview Night. It was not a parent's favorite moment."

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iggy101us wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:Keep in mind, this was on Bleeding Cool, so who knows if it is true?
Sold out per Comic-Con rep here.

http://www.nctimes.com/business/article ... d5e0c.html
North County Times wrote:Tickets for the 2011 event were available during the convention last weekend only to attendees, yet the four-day plus Preview Night passes were wiped out by 3 p.m. Sunday, David Glanzer, a Comic-Con spokesman, wrote in an e-mail.

"That's crazy," said James Parenti, owner of comic book store Artifex Entertainment Comic Book & Cards in San Diego, and a regular attendee since the 1980s.

Parenti said it used to be easy to get in, but organizers started limiting the number of attendees only recently.

"It made it an exclusive kind of thing," he said. "Now passes are selling out; it's a party where you can't get in, and you want to get in."

Bill Harris of San Diego, who's been going to Comic-Con since the 1970s, was walking the huge expo hall on Friday when he noticed the queue.

On Saturday, he bought tickets for himself and some family and friends.

On Sunday, he got in line at 2 p.m. to buy a ticket for his adult daughter and arrived at the window a little after 3 p.m., moments after tickets sold out.

"I was shocked at first and bummed out," Harris said. "I had to call my daughter and tell her she didn't get Preview Night. It was not a parent's favorite moment."
I love SD, but they have to either add a couple of days to the con or move it to a larger facility. After this past week I personally have no desire to be in the con on Sat. and Sun. it's just too crowded.

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Post by Chiclo »

When we were waiting in line to get our badges, there were some people saying that they had heard a rumour last year that the 4 day passes for 2010 had sold out before the 2009 con ended. Obviously since I bought my passes in September, that is inaccurate.

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If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:

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I'm a professional. I'm covered. 8-)

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Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Start a website that chronicles the convention sketches you get. You already have the first 10 posts written on this board, put one or two up a week.

You seem to be writing these up anyway for this board, so it is very little extra work. Just post date the first few posts to be before SDCC this year. You could even take all the things you wrote from last year and post date them, get a couple years of posts in.

Then, use this to get a press pass if you can't get a regular pass.

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Dr. Solar wrote:
Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Start a website that chronicles the convention sketches you get. You already have the first 10 posts written on this board, put one or two up a week.

You seem to be writing these up anyway for this board, so it is very little extra work. Just post date the first few posts to be before SDCC this year. You could even take all the things you wrote from last year and post date them, get a couple years of posts in.

Then, use this to get a press pass if you can't get a regular pass.

I might have to do that. :hm:

I'll need to do some research.

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Elveen wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Start a website that chronicles the convention sketches you get. You already have the first 10 posts written on this board, put one or two up a week.

You seem to be writing these up anyway for this board, so it is very little extra work. Just post date the first few posts to be before SDCC this year. You could even take all the things you wrote from last year and post date them, get a couple years of posts in.

Then, use this to get a press pass if you can't get a regular pass.

I might have to do that. :hm:

I'll need to do some research.
I can help. I've started dozens of sites now. Let me know.

It might have the added bonus of helping to promote the CF sketches.

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Dr. Solar wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Start a website that chronicles the convention sketches you get. You already have the first 10 posts written on this board, put one or two up a week.

You seem to be writing these up anyway for this board, so it is very little extra work. Just post date the first few posts to be before SDCC this year. You could even take all the things you wrote from last year and post date them, get a couple years of posts in.

Then, use this to get a press pass if you can't get a regular pass.

I might have to do that. :hm:

I'll need to do some research.
I can help. I've started dozens of sites now. Let me know.

It might have the added bonus of helping to promote the CF sketches.

I'll give you a call in the next few days.

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Elveen wrote:I'll give you a call in the next few days.
Sounds good. FYI, I'm easier to reach on the weekend then during the week.

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What's the resale value on con tickets? Are they transferrable?

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Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Don't sweat it too much. When the con released more tickets a few weeks ago, from people who cancelled, 4 day passes were included in that batch.

It is kind of shocking though that they are saying they are already sold out. Sounds like the time is coming when everyone will have to buy their tickets a year in advance.

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Crow331 wrote:
Elveen wrote:If this is true I will be SUPER BUMMED! I was FOR SURE getting a 4 day pass w/ preview night for next year. If I would have known I would have bought my pass on Sat. :!:
Don't sweat it too much. When the con released more tickets a few weeks ago, from people who cancelled, 4 day passes were included in that batch.

It is kind of shocking though that they are saying they are already sold out. Sounds like the time is coming when everyone will have to buy their tickets a year in advance.
They're not sold out of passes, just 4 day passes WITH preview night. I'm not sure how many of those were offered in the weeks before the con.

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I'm a professional. I'm covered as well.

I'll see you guys there!

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Received a tweet from Comic Con confirming 4 day passes with preview night officially SOLD OUT!

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Comic_Con
4-Day passes w/ Preview Night are sold out. More passes may be released closer to Comic-Con, pending availability. #sdcc #2011 1:37 PM Sep 3rd

Source: https://twitter.com/Comic_Con

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iggy101us wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:Keep in mind, this was on Bleeding Cool, so who knows if it is true?
Sold out per Comic-Con rep here.

http://www.nctimes.com/business/article ... d5e0c.html
North County Times wrote:Tickets for the 2011 event were available during the convention last weekend only to attendees, yet the four-day plus Preview Night passes were wiped out by 3 p.m. Sunday, David Glanzer, a Comic-Con spokesman, wrote in an e-mail.

"That's crazy," said James Parenti, owner of comic book store Artifex Entertainment Comic Book & Cards in San Diego, and a regular attendee since the 1980s.

Parenti said it used to be easy to get in, but organizers started limiting the number of attendees only recently.

"It made it an exclusive kind of thing," he said. "Now passes are selling out; it's a party where you can't get in, and you want to get in."

Bill Harris of San Diego, who's been going to Comic-Con since the 1970s, was walking the huge expo hall on Friday when he noticed the queue.

On Saturday, he bought tickets for himself and some family and friends.

On Sunday, he got in line at 2 p.m. to buy a ticket for his adult daughter and arrived at the window a little after 3 p.m., moments after tickets sold out.

"I was shocked at first and bummed out," Harris said. "I had to call my daughter and tell her she didn't get Preview Night. It was not a parent's favorite moment."
Artifex is another dumpy store. More into gaming than comics. No backissues.

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" In 2009, it sold out after 6 months. In 2010, it sold out in 2 months. On Saturday, Comic-Con International 2011 sold out in 7 HOURS (200x faster than last year if you’re keeping track). "


WOW!!!!!

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/02/07/sa ... ans-spent/

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aggr1103 wrote:What's the resale value on con tickets? Are they transferrable?
Oh man, are you going to start scalping SDCC tickets? :!:
:lol:


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